"What d'you say to a bottle of pop to celebrate?" he said. "It looks to me as
though mother and Julia were thoroughly upset."
"The ladies, God bless em," said the Colonel when glasses were filled.
JULIA now was looking at the photograph of herself (
: ) in her wedding-dress (
).
"Christ (; Christ ), what a sight I looked (
; sight , , , to be
/to look/ a perfect sight )."
They decided to keep their engagement to themselves (
; to keep smth. to oneself ,
-), and Julia told no one about it ( )
but Jimmie Langton ( ), two or three girls in the
company ( ) and her dresser (
). She vowed them to secrecy (
; to vow , , , secrecy
, , ) and could not understand (
) how within forty-eight hours (
) everyone in the theatre seemed to know ( , , )
all about it ( ). Julia was divinely happy (
; divinely , ). She loved Michael more
passionately than ever ( , -
; passion , , , , ) and would
gladly have married him there and then (
: ; there and then , , ),
but his good sense prevailed ( ; to prevail
, , ).
Christ [kraIst] vow [vaV] prevail [prI'veIl]
JULIA now was looking at the photograph of herself in her wedding-dress.
"Christ, what a sight I looked."
They decided to keep their engagement to themselves, and Julia told no one
About it but Jimmie Langton, two or three girls in the company and her
Dresser. She vowed them to secrecy and could not understand how within
Forty-eight hours everyone in the theatre seemed to know all about it. Julia
Was divinely happy. She loved Michael more passionately than ever and would
Gladly have married him there and then, but his good sense prevailed.
They were at present ( ) no more than (
) a couple of provincial actors ( ), and to start
their conquest of London ( ; conquest
|
|
|
, ) as a married couple (/ / ) would
jeopardize their chances ( / /; to
jeopardize , ). Julia showed him as clearly
as she knew how ( , :
), and this was very clearly indeed ( //
), that she was quite willing to become his mistress (
; to be quite willing to do smth.
, , -), but this he refused
( / /). He was too honourable (
) to take advantage of her ( ; to take
advantage of smb. // -, ,
- : ).
conquest ['kONkwest] jeopardize ['dZepqdaIz] mistress ['mIstrIs]
They were at present no more than a couple of provincial actors, and to start
Their conquest of London as a married couple would jeopardize their chances.
Julia showed him as clearly as she knew how, and this was very clearly
